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  • DourinDourin Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Dourin wrote: »
    I also would appreciate a spot saved in the LS. I have the game, but am currently downloading the patches at a snail's pace, sitting at 69.6% complete. So I should hopefully be on starting tomorrow and will have a character name then!

    did you open the port from your config?

    Yep. I think a lot of it has to do with my connection. I've been having problems for some time, and Time Warner just keeps insisting it's my hardware, even though it's all been replaced since they started saying that. I plan on going down tomorrow and swapping out my modem for a newer model, in hopes that it alleviates the issue.

    Dourin on
  • weeskweeweeskwee Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    rerolled my character with a new name. can i please get in the linkshell?

    my name is Pidge Smidgen. Sand Lalafell Conjurer. Just started in Gridania.

    weeskwee on
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  • LordPookumsLordPookums Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Dourin wrote: »
    Dourin wrote: »
    I also would appreciate a spot saved in the LS. I have the game, but am currently downloading the patches at a snail's pace, sitting at 69.6% complete. So I should hopefully be on starting tomorrow and will have a character name then!

    did you open the port from your config?

    Yep. I think a lot of it has to do with my connection. I've been having problems for some time, and Time Warner just keeps insisting it's my hardware, even though it's all been replaced since they started saying that. I plan on going down tomorrow and swapping out my modem for a newer model, in hopes that it alleviates the issue.

    I found the easiest way was simply to bypass the ports for router and go directly through the modem. When I originally did the patch on the 22nd, I tried multiple times for an hour going through the router getting at best 3 local connections and a 25kb/s maximum(though about 1kb/s or less average).

    When I went directly through the modem...I waited about 2minutes to get my first "remote connection" and 3 minutes after that I had already gotten 3-4 more remote connections and an average 50kb/s download.

    At that point the remote connections skyrocketed and I got some local connections too. My speed ended up reaching approximately 250kb/s+ average, and a comparably fast download.

    So if you haven't tried, I would just go directly through the modem.

    LordPookums on
    FFXIV Character - Pookums Mchugeington
  • WulfWulf Disciple of Tzeentch The Void... (New Jersey)Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Going to try and get on for a while. If anyone with a Pearl is on in Limsa, drop Dhavlesh Wulfgar a line, thanks!

    Wulf on
    Everyone needs a little Chaos!
  • SaphierSaphier Aka Errant Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    So whats it look like in the content department? Is it still just the main quest + your guildleves, or are there a lot of side story quests to be found?

    Saphier on
  • AtomBombAtomBomb Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Thanks to everybody that did the "level 20 guildleves are really for level 10s, right" party and the stuff following tonight. It kicked like 100 asses. I have soooo much money!

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  • useruser Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    So as I promised today I attempted Dodo Leather and possibly the Strap pending the success of the former. I had an interesting opportunity to have a sort of 'dry run' on that synth through a rank 15 craftleve that requested Dodo Leather as the item in question...

    Well at rank 12 Leatherworking, with Master facilities I went 2 for 5 on that, pretty much failing the leve. I was pretty sure I'd need a better tool than the newbie one, and possibly some more ranks. But I said I wouldn't log without trying to synthesize the Dodo Leather Straps, so I tried... First attempt was basically doomed, I had the crystal destabilize on the 4th round (first time since release, for me) I got to 83% Progress, 6 Durability and the crystal was still unstable. Now let me explain, for this rank craft I was lucky to get a return of 12%, super rarely on a Rapid Synth a better tool would have put me in a beyter position with respect to progress earned. With the newbie tool I was pretty much fucked. So I guess I'll try again later....







    Haha, not! For some remarkable reason I ended up succeeding with 1 Durability left on the synth. I have no idea how the hell it happened! Pretty much nothing in my body of experience had led me to believe coming back frim that point was possible. So I made 4 squares of Dodo Leather. With one of those I rendered 12 Dodo Leather Straps which, as I expected, was an easier synth. So hit me up if you need a strap!

    tl,dr: Dodo Leather Strap, I have it. Do you need it?

    user on
  • SpawnbrokerSpawnbroker Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Saphier wrote: »
    So whats it look like in the content department? Is it still just the main quest + your guildleves, or are there a lot of side story quests to be found?

    As far as I can tell, there is very little content outside of what you mentioned. Not too many side quests from what I have seen so far.

    Edit: If you could start saving them up for me, that'd be great. Armorers need them to make the shield, and I can see the shield being a high demand item. I plan on churning out shields as soon as I can make them for everyone who needs them.

    Spawnbroker on
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  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2010
    user wrote: »
    tl,dr: Dodo Leather Strap, I have it. Do you need it?

    Congrats!

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • useruser Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Thanks much. Earlier in that session, I too, took part in the Claw Shrimp, 11 man raid on r20 leves! It was exciting! We did our first r20 leve at 5* difficulty! Sure failure we thought, but somehow we finished it off via zerg rush with 00:02 (that's two seconds) left on the clock.

    user on
  • DyvionDyvion Back in Sunny Florida!!Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    user wrote: »
    tl,dr: Dodo Leather Strap, I have it. Do you need it?

    Congrats!

    +1 Congrats!

    Dyvion on
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  • MrNijnMrNijn Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I'll be on in about 3ish hours.

    Lalalfalalalalel Gladiator - Fishy Various - Ul'dah

    Whom do i need to harres for an invite?

    MrNijn on
  • AkiraAkira Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Dyvion wrote: »
    user wrote: »
    tl,dr: Dodo Leather Strap, I have it. Do you need it?

    Congrats!

    +1 Congrats!

    I am so happy right now.


    Uh did something happen to the Linkshell? I appear to no longer have one.

    Akira on
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  • BloodsheedBloodsheed Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Akira wrote: »
    Dyvion wrote: »
    user wrote: »
    tl,dr: Dodo Leather Strap, I have it. Do you need it?

    Congrats!

    +1 Congrats!

    I am so happy right now.


    Uh did something happen to the Linkshell? I appear to no longer have one.

    Glad it's not just me. Server dumped me just now and when I logged back on, poof, no LS.

    Bloodsheed on
    Xbox Live, Steam, PSN: Eclibull
  • BeltaineBeltaine BOO BOO DOO DE DOORegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Logged in and running around as Belley Dantzer in Gridania.

    I've GOT to figure out how to make the game stop rubber-banding while I'm moving or this won't last long.

    Beltaine on
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  • a puddlea puddle Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Akira wrote: »
    Dyvion wrote: »
    user wrote: »
    tl,dr: Dodo Leather Strap, I have it. Do you need it?

    Congrats!

    +1 Congrats!

    I am so happy right now.


    Uh did something happen to the Linkshell? I appear to no longer have one.

    Pretty sure all the linkshells were deleted. Almost no one has any right now.

    a puddle on
  • DourinDourin Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Alright, character finally made! Name is Dourin Rhokkstedhi, will be in Ul'dah. Any chances at getting a LS stone?

    Dourin on
  • Greg USNGreg USN Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I ground my way up to 8 Gld last night in about 2 hours. It cost me 25Kish gil. Exz was mocking me for just not doing leves but this was is fast =)

    Hope to gain many more in the comming days, my limiting factor is shards.

    On a completely unrelated note... I have over 25 bone rings. I'm selling them in the wards for around 800. next time im on hit me up if you want some. Ill sell them to LS for like 450 (cost of a bone chip) or will take wind shards for them =p

    Also Bat Fangs, please give them to me so i can make us some fang earings.

    Edit: needed to change a typo... (bat fangs... NOT bat fags... /facepalm)

    Edit 2: I took screens of our epic 15 man R20 run last night. I'll post later, gotta hang with the wife and daughter =)

    Greg USN on
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  • ICANHASDANNOICANHASDANNO Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Anyone know how to get from Gridania to Ul'Dah?

    I'd like to meet up with everyone and grab a linkshell if anyone can give them out.

    Character (still) Muni Buni

    ICANHASDANNO on
  • Greg USNGreg USN Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Whats gunna work? TEAMWORK!
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    who's gunna work? TEAM-FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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    we won with 2 sec left on the clock :D

    Greg USN on
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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Heh, Rock Fistbeard and Tom Servo. Nice.

    So... 597 on the benchmark. Is that pretty bad?

    On the other hand, the load times between scenes didn't seem as awful as when I was playing the beta.

    Tofystedeth on
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  • DourinDourin Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Can someone who can invite mention on here when they're headed to Ul'dah, so I can run back to town and get a pearl from ya?

    Dourin on
  • KrathoonKrathoon Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Welcome to Eorzea, a world of hard to pronounce names and apostrophes.

    I'll play the Thaumaturge. I always have to play the mage. This one actually looks more like the type of mage I want to play.

    Krathoon on
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2010
    Do I have to start over on the linkshells, or are they going to fix it?

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • black mageblack mage Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    a puddle wrote: »
    Akira wrote: »
    Dyvion wrote: »
    user wrote: »
    tl,dr: Dodo Leather Strap, I have it. Do you need it?

    Congrats!

    +1 Congrats!

    I am so happy right now.


    Uh did something happen to the Linkshell? I appear to no longer have one.

    Pretty sure all the linkshells were deleted. Almost no one has any right now.

    Weird.. still have mine and I've seen a lot of people on today

    EDIT: The people who posted and said their pearls were deleted are still in the list - so maybe a glitch?

    black mage on
  • IndieGirlIndieGirl Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Do I have to start over on the linkshells, or are they going to fix it?

    It's fine, all these people are online and talking in LS chat right now.

    Edit: Does anyone have any Crow Feathers?

    IndieGirl on
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  • GregariousGregarious Registered User new member
    edited September 2010
    As promised on LS chat, here's the priority booster I'm using.

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UNVDOVH0

    Gregarious on
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  • a puddlea puddle Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Relogging fixed the linkshell issue. It seems like if you were online during the <event> then you just had some kind of menu and chat error (I couldn't see any linkshell chatter and didn't see the option to reactivate the shell until after relogging).

    If your linkpearl seems to have been deleted, try relogging.

    a puddle on
  • gqwugqwu Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    user wrote: »
    Thanks much. Earlier in that session, I too, took part in the Claw Shrimp, 11 man raid on r20 leves! It was exciting! We did our first r20 leve at 5* difficulty! Sure failure we thought, but somehow we finished it off via zerg rush with 00:02 (that's two seconds) left on the clock.

    This was indeed epic. Big thanks to everyone that attempted it with me:mrgreen: We learned a lot! Won't be so crazy next time.

    gqwu on
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  • KrathoonKrathoon Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I like the idea of this Fatigue System. If it reduces grind, I am all for it.

    Krathoon on
  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    It doesn't really reduce grind as much as it prohibits it.

    The Dude With Herpes on
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  • BloodsheedBloodsheed Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    a puddle wrote: »
    Relogging fixed the linkshell issue. It seems like if you were online during the <event> then you just had some kind of menu and chat error (I couldn't see any linkshell chatter and didn't see the option to reactivate the shell until after relogging).

    If your linkpearl seems to have been deleted, try relogging.

    It eventually came back for me after relogging didn't work. Just about 15 minutes of crafting later and it suddenly turned back on and reappeared.

    Bloodsheed on
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  • DourinDourin Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Bri!!! Come back to Ul'dah!

    Dourin on
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2010
    Dourin wrote: »
    Bri!!! Come back to Ul'dah!

    Are you having trouble communicating in game?

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • DourinDourin Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Dourin wrote: »
    Bri!!! Come back to Ul'dah!

    Are you having trouble communicating in game?

    Yep, pretty much. I haven't played FFXI since 2005, so I'm a bit rusty on SE MMO's. I'm basically completely lost on everything, and just sort of fumbling my way through as I go. Now, if I could just figure out where to buy a pickaxe in Ul'dah so I can do this damn levequest.

    Dourin on
  • BeltaineBeltaine BOO BOO DOO DE DOORegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Oops, didn't pay attention that everyone was in Ul'dah.

    Gonna re-roll real quick after I re-install to my SSD and hope it fixes the weird stuttering that's going on.

    Also, my network connect has an "S" of around 35, but the "R" hovers between 600-900. Any good way to fix that?

    Beltaine on
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  • JoshmviiJoshmvii Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Gregarious wrote: »
    As promised on LS chat, here's the priority booster I'm using.

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UNVDOVH0

    Mind if I ask what this does? Has it improved your performance?

    Joshmvii on
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2010
    Dourin wrote: »
    Dourin wrote: »
    Bri!!! Come back to Ul'dah!

    Are you having trouble communicating in game?

    Yep, pretty much. I haven't played FFXI since 2005, so I'm a bit rusty on SE MMO's. I'm basically completely lost on everything, and just sort of fumbling my way through as I go. Now, if I could just figure out where to buy a pickaxe in Ul'dah so I can do this damn levequest.

    Read post number 7 in the thread.

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • a puddlea puddle Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Beltaine wrote: »
    Oops, didn't pay attention that everyone was in Ul'dah.

    Gonna re-roll real quick after I re-install to my SSD and hope it fixes the weird stuttering that's going on.

    Also, my network connect has an "S" of around 35, but the "R" hovers between 600-900. Any good way to fix that?

    Pretty sure those are just amount sent and amount received in terms of data.

    a puddle on
  • BeltaineBeltaine BOO BOO DOO DE DOORegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    a puddle wrote: »
    Beltaine wrote: »
    Oops, didn't pay attention that everyone was in Ul'dah.

    Gonna re-roll real quick after I re-install to my SSD and hope it fixes the weird stuttering that's going on.

    Also, my network connect has an "S" of around 35, but the "R" hovers between 600-900. Any good way to fix that?

    Pretty sure those are just amount sent and amount received in terms of data.

    Hope so. If it's ping or latency, we have a problem.

    Also, does anyone happen to know what ports it uses in-game? I'd like to set up my router to prioritize them.

    Beltaine on
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